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RT by @EU_ENV: Europeans love chocolate. But can they enjoy it with a clear conscience? 🍫
Cocoa plantations are a major driver of deforestation, but a new EU regulation aims to tackle this. 🌲
[2024-02-28 12:57 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: More than 60 #LIFEProjects have protected #OurPlanet & citizens from chemical risks since 2014:
🪑Substituting unsafe chemicals in furniture
🌾Preserving plants sustainably
🛜 Using sensors to monitor nanomaterials in workplaces
[2024-02-28 12:03 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Commissioner @VSinkevicius at #ECHAConference Shaping Tomorrow. Join us online at https://shaping-tomorrow.echa.europa.eu/
[2024-02-28 07:57 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: We need to improve #EUForests, in quantity & quality, #ForOurPlanet
Our #3BillionTrees pledge builds on planting actions to
🌲 promote biodiversity
🌳 mitigate climate change
🌲 restore ecosystems
Join our Conference on 20 March to learn more 👉 https://europa.eu/!W6g6yv
[2024-02-28 09:03 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Are you organising or participating in a #soil event? #MissionSoil funded projects are organising & participating in many events related to soil health restoration & protection🌱
Check out #MissionSoil related events & get involved!
#EUFarm2Fork #EUBiodiversity ⬇️
[2024-02-28 11:25 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: What does 'just transition' mean for a sustainable future?
Learn more about the different aspects of justice we need to consider in our #EEAbriefing 'Delivering justice in sustainability transitions'.
👉https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/what-does-a-just-transition
[2024-02-28 11:16 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 5.8 million tonnes of clothing is discarded annually in Europe. #FastFashion needs to be slowed down.
Through #HorizonEU, projects are bringing #sustainability to the fashion industry with eco-friendly fibres & circular value chains👕
Find out how: https://europa.eu/!rH4gPJ
[2024-02-28 07:50 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 📢 Make yourself heard by policymakers!
The Citizens’ Engagement Platform is your dedicated space to engage and debate on 🇪🇺 policies that affect us all.
First up: #EnergyEfficiency 💡
Learn how to register and make yourself heard 👉 https://europa.eu/!FthMtW
[2024-02-27 11:43 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 🌳🌊Nature restoration
#EPlenary adopts new law to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.
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Press release with quote by @cesarluena ⤵️
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240223IPR18078
[2024-02-27 11:33 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: I am thankful to all those who defended the 🇪🇺 Nature Restoration Law today!
Why it’s crucial:
To keep our soils & lands productive & safeguard our farmers’ future
To tackle biodiversity crisis & meet our climate targets
To preserve our economic basis for many of our industries
[2024-02-27 11:35 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: In the past decades, the Arctic has been warming at twice the rate as the rest of the 🌍, endangering the natural habitat of polar bears.
To protect them, we need to drastically reduce emissions and prevent the worst effects of global warming.
Happy #PolarBearDay! 🐻❄️🐾
[2024-02-27 09:22 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Say hello to 12 new #LIFEProjects👋
Our newest #EULife22 projects will:
⛰️tackle #ClimateChange
🌲preserve #Natura2000 sites
🍃improve #AirQuality
& more!
Their efforts will span across 10 #EU countries!
[2024-02-27 08:04 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Txs for the opportunity given to explain the systemic interlinkage btw climate change /biodiversity loss/pollution and resource depletion and the reason for having to go circular and for sustainable production/extraction.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4WlIyzX3zz1TORcNNO7hTi?si=2nMZkA1RR7O-4m0wvDFJfA
[2024-02-26 16:18 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: We need to slow down fast fashion; our planet can’t keep up!
How? #HorizonEU projects are bringing circularity to the fashion industry with
- sustainable fibres & textile material
- new value chains for material #reuse, #repair & #recycling ♻️
[2024-02-26 11:09 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: 📢 Next week, we open the #EUGreenWeek 2024 Partner Events applications!
Planning an event on 💧 resilience between 29 May - 1 September?
Then don't miss the opportunity to make it one of our official Partner Events!
Get ready to apply👉 https://europa.eu/!pY7gV7
[2024-02-26 08:54 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Last year, we launched the #CopernicusThematicHubs ❗️
Over the next four weeks, we will be showcasing #Copernicus #OpenData and information on these specific thematic areas:
🧊Arctic
🏖️Coastal
💡Energy
🏥Health
More at 👇https://www.copernicus.eu/en/news/news/observer-exploration-copernicus-thematic-hubs
[2024-02-26 09:33 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: Sailing along the Spanish Mediterranean to protect our #Natura2000 marine areas⛵️
#LIFEProject @AmarNatura2000 will create a mobile app📱 to visualise 129 Natura 2000 Network sites on the Spanish coast & highlight their natural values 🪸🪼🌊
[2024-02-26 07:48 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: UPDATE: Explore the updated Policies & Measures (PaMs) to reduce air pollutant emissions in the European Union. Use the dashboard to view Member States' efforts in tackling air pollution since 2019.
👉https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/dashboards/overview-of-compliant-air-pollution-policies
[2024-02-26 08:32 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: We rely on nature for our survival.
Yet, over one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity.
The #GlobalGoals are the answer to declining biodiversity & degraded ecosystems. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/biodiversity/ #SGD
[2024-02-23 14:00 UTC]
RT by @EU_ENV: At the UN Environment Assembly next week from 26 February to 1 March, the 🇪🇺 will address the triple 🌍 planetary crisis and call for cooperation on:
♻️ #CircularEconomy
💧 water resilience
🌊 ocean protection
More about the EU ambitions at #UNEA6 👉 https://europa.eu/!fXfN7J
[2024-02-23 11:37 UTC]
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